Legal Opinion
Hoppe v. City of Shreveport
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 13, 1976No. 57849PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Justice.
The basic issue is whether, in a civil service system based upon promotion on the basis of seniority and examination, employees may nevertheless be appointed to newly created supervisory positions without examination and despite lack of seniority.
The court of appeal held, 327 So.2d 548 (La.App.2d Cir. 1976), that by virtue of Art. 14, Section 15.1, subsection 16, La. Constitution of 1921, seniority and examination requirements did not apply to appointments to newly created positions, relying upon In re Kelly, 224 La. 574, 70 So.2d 130 (1954). We granted certiorari, 332 So.2d 217…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In re KellySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- City of New Orleans v. DerbofenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- Hoppe v. City of ShreveportLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
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